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Author:
Gawthorpe, Andrew J., author.
Title:
To build as well as destroy : American nation building in South Vietnam / Andrew J. Gawthorpe.
Publisher:
Cornell University Press,
Copyright Date:
2018
Description:
x, 245 pages ; 24 cm
Subject:
United States.--Office of Civil Operations and Revolutionary Development Support.--Office of Civil Operations and Revolutionary Development Support.
United States.--Civil Operations and Rural Development Support.--Civil Operations and Rural Development Support.
United States.--Civil Operations and Rural Development Support.--Civil Operations and Rural Development Support.
Nation-building--Vietnam (Republic)
Vietnam (Republic)--Foreign relations--United States.
United States--Foreign relations--Vietnam (Republic)
Vietnam (Republic)--Politics and government.
Diplomatic relations.
Nation-building.
Politics and government.
United States.
Vietnam (Republic)
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Introduction : the nation-building metaphor -- The Diem years -- The Johnson administration and nation-building -- Setting up CORDS -- The "opportunity" -- The Nixon administration and nation-building -- CORDS and the village system -- Implementing the village system -- Conclusion : humility and nation-building.
Summary:
"This book is about the history of U.S. nation-building efforts in South Vietnam from 1965 to 1973"-- Provided by publisher.
ISBN:
1501712802
9781501712807
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1028905027
LCCN:
2018022112
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

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